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Britain reported 1,564 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test for COVID19 on Wednesday, a record daily toll, meaning more have died in the second wave of the pandemic than the first wave last year, a health official said.

The Spanish regions of Galicia, La Rioja and Cantabria became the latest to tighten coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday amid a spiralling national infection rate that government officials have blamed on lax adherence to the rules over Christmas.

Ireland hopes to vaccinate up to 2.2 million people against COVID19 by the end of June, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said on Wednesday, less than half of the country's population of 4.9 million.

Emirates expects its full fleet of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s to be in use by the end of the year as the rollout of coronavirus vaccines renews confidence in travel.

Scotland will tighten its lockdown measures to restrict nonessential retailers from offering "clickandcollect" services and limit how takeaway food and drink can be sold from Saturday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

A joint review of money transfers from the Vatican to Australia showed that between 2014 and 2020 only A$9.5 million ($7.35 million) transited instead of the A$2.3 billion originally calculated by Australia's financial watchdog, the Vatican said on Wednes...

Wall Street's main indexes were set to open lower on Wednesday as investors digested a recent rally to record highs on bets of a snapback in economic activity fueled by more fiscal stimulus and vaccine rollouts.

Target Corp reported a 17.2% rise in comparable sales for the holiday season on Wednesday as online sales more than doubled, thanks to faster deliveries and higher demand for home goods, electronics and beauty products.

Kaun Banega Crorepati contestant Afseen Naaz won a sum of Rs 25 lakhs in the latest episode of the show.

Rupesh Kumar Singh was sprayed with bullets while he was inside his SUV waiting for the gates of his residence in Punaichak locality in the city to open after his return from office on Tuesday evening.

The Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday it had formed a working group to look into digital lending practices, following reports of policy violations and borrower harassment by several digital lending apps in India.

The Razer Project Hazel is a concept, and it still awaits necessary approvals and certifications from the US Food and Drug Administration and other departments. It comes bundled with a charging case that features UV lights.

Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Ministers at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan.

AstraZeneca is scaling up releases of COVID19 vaccine doses to the United Kingdom to the point where it expects to be providing 2 million a week by or before the middle of February, a top executive told lawmakers on Wednesday.

While the locals, who are aware of this route, do not use it, the driver was unaware of an operational dam and didn't stop or turned around either when he saw there was water.

The daily number of COVID19 cases in the United Arab Emirates crossed the 3,000 threshold for the first time this week as authorities in the Middle East's business and tourism hub urged people to accept vaccinations.